Pollok House Walled Garden Geophysical Survey

Date 25 February 2008 - 26 February 2008

Event ID 607069

Category Project

Type Project

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NS 551 616 The purpose of this survey was to ascertain if there were any remains of the earlier medieval settlement associated with the stable block (NS56SW 31.3) in the paddock to the E of this site. The survey used geophysical (magnetometry/resistivity techniques) and topographic survey. The survey area is now used as a paddock, 83 x 35.5m at its widest points, and is on the southern edge of NS56SW 31.1. The site is defined by a wall to the N, iron five-bar fencing to the W and E and to the S it runs to the lade associated with the sawmill (NS56SW 31.4).

A grid system was designed around a 20 x 20m layout, where achievable, and was positioned 1m S of the perimeter wall at the N of the site. Both geophysical techniques were used including the use of a multiplexer frame for the resistivity, over the course of the two days (25–26 February 2008). The data retrieved clearly showed the remains of the pathways associated with the site when it had been planted as an orchard. A rectilinear feature was also discovered against the wall in the northern part of the site. These remains were only recovered when the multiplexer was deployed and the depth of penetration was c1.5m. This may indicate that the site has been heavily landscaped since it was turned over to pasture, as no features or anomalies associated with the tree planting, such as tree bowls, were recorded in the orchard. There is no indication of any remains other than those mentioned, which appear to be associated with 19th-century agricultural and horticultural activity.

Archive: RCAHMS (intended)

Funder: Glasgow Archaeological Society

Mark Mitchell and Stephen Driscoll – Glasgow Archaeological Society